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Urinary tract infection
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urinary_tract_infection/
of UTI can be non-specific, and overlap with common viral illnesses, especially in younger children … does not exclude UTI Leukocytosis can occur with other febrile illnesses (e.g. viral infections … of urinary tract infection (UTI) are often non-specific in infants and young children Urine dipstick …
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Immigrant health - acute presentations
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
considerations in refugee children Links Fever Viral infections Bacterial infections Malaria (endemic areas … Malaria Respiratory symptoms Viral RTI Pneumonia, Asthma Bronchiolitis Croup Pertussis: vaccination may … - H pylori Immigrant health - Hepatitis B Diarrhoea Viral gastroenteritis Bacterial gastroenteritis …
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Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
infections (see UTI ) being the most common bacterial infection Fever is not always present. Neonates … features Infective: bacterial UTI/pyelonephritis Fever vomiting, poor feeding Bacteraemia/sepsis Pneumonia … or lesions Infective: viral Bronchiolitis Tachypnoea, increased work of breathing, wheeze or crackles …
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Vomiting
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Anaphylaxis Viral illness Pneumonia Abdominal Abdominal distension and tenderness, "tinkling"/absence of bowel … Appendicitis UTI Lower abdominal/pelvic pain or testicular pain Testicular torsion Ovarian torsion Gastro … illness Sepsis UTI Meningitis Neurological Headache Migraine Intracranial pathology ie raised ICP …
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Haematuria
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Haematuria/
asymptomatic microscopic haematuria, viral infections, UTI, trauma, HSP, hypercalciuria and inherited …
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Radiology - Acute indications
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Radiology_Guidelines_Acute_indications/
therapy possible air leak. NB. Focal signs +/- fever are most likely due to mucus plug and viral illness … of the request should be proportional to the symptoms. Urinary tract imaging Bacteriologically proven first UTI …
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Non-IgE mediated food allergy
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Non-IgE_mediated_food_allergy/
solids) Underlying immune-deficiency Infection (sepsis, meningitis, UTI, gastroenteritis) Pyloric … for thrombocytopenia Can consider stool testing for MCS and viral PCR to exclude infectious causes for presentation …
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Febrile child
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in children are viral infections, however serious bacterial infections (SBIs) need to be considered The most …, have a lower threshold for investigations UTI is the most common SBI, if there is no clinically obvious …